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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Rajulapudi Srinivas

Two die of electric shock during Ganesh nimajjanam in Krishna district

Two devotees were electrocuted when a live cable fell on them during the Ganesh nimajjanam at Vuyyuru village in Krishna district on Saturday.

The victims were identified as Yedlapalli Ramaiah (52) and Y. Ramulamma (50), of a family. The incident occurred when the cable got snapped and fell on Ramulamma, when she came out to see the procession. Ramaiah, in a bid to rescue her, touched the woman and he too died on the spot.

The bodies were shifted to Vijayawada Government General Hospital mortuary for post-mortem, said the Vuyyuru police.

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